Spaghetti with Clam Sauce

Today, home cooking doesn't always mean everything is made from scratch -- a lot of cooks get a little help from packaged ingredients. To give this sauce homemade appeal, we used real clams plus prepared clam sauce and clam juice.

Total Time: 0:40

Level:
Moderate

Serves:
4

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Ingredients

12 littleneck clams

¾ package spaghetti

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. olive oil

1 medium-size onion

1 can white clam sauce

1 bottle clam juice

3 plum tomatoes

2 tbsp. parsley

½ tsp. dried basil leaves

Directions

With stiff brush, scrub clams with running cold water to remove any sand.

Prepare spaghetti as label directs, using 2 teaspoons salt in water.

Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet or 5-quart saucepot over medium-high heat, in hot olive or salad oil, cook onion until golden and tender.